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Red
2004 Sine Qua Non Into the Dark
Grenache Blend
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
Community Tasting Notes 105
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cubswinws Likes this wine: 94 points
April 16, 2021 - Very complex with berries and smoke and a silky finish. Not sure I would have picked this out as grenache.
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Peech wrote: 94 points
September 4, 2019 - Seriously ripe and jammy. Also very metallic.
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wineguy75 Likes this wine: 93 points
January 3, 2019 - Viscous and silky like most sqn. Super big and monolithic. Very bad qpr.
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Ianthemac Likes this wine: 95 points
December 31, 2018 - A small sample from Enomatic in Hedonism Wines. No sign of aging on the rim. As with SQN wines, the nose is almost overpowering. Such intensity of fruit. A heady compote of black fruit that never drops in intensity. It’s the same on the palate. The finish stays for minutes. Amazing.
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MC wrote:
August 27, 2018 - PNP. I am not a big fan of Cali Grenache, but this was very good. Age has mellowed it, and it had quite a bit of balance for such a big wine. Relatively easy to drink with and without food. I still much prefer the SQN syrah but this was very good. A-
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By Josh Raynolds
November/December 2007, IWC Issue #135 (link)(Sine Qua Non Into the Dark Grenache California) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
5/6/2008 (link) 95 points(Sine Qua Non Into the Dark) (decanted for 90 minutes) - dark red violet color; rich, blackfruit, berry and liquid pepper nose; rich, very peppery, smoky blackfruit and roasted beef palate; long finish 95+ pts.
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By Richard Jennings
7/19/2007 (link) 93 points(Sine Qua Non Into the Dark) Focused black fruit, berry and boysenberry nose; a little hot, concentrated, like a super rich Hommage a Jacques Perrin, with black fruit, fig, berry, tar and a little pepper; long finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2004
- Type Red
- Producer Sine Qua Non
- Varietal Grenache Blend
- Designation Into the Dark
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Central Coast
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 16 (1%)
- In Cellars 637 (47%)
- Consumed 705 (52%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 23 votes
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- VarietyGrenache Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
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